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verb

past tense of sequester

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Recent Examples of sequestered
Adjective
Big Brother 4 The first season with a sequestered jury (sorry, Danielle Reyes), Big Brother 4 was also the first installment in which players with a history outside of the house played together. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026 The trial was a madly raucous media event, requiring many weeks and a sequestered jury. Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026 In the second clinical trial, not yet published, 36 sequestered volunteers ate an additional 1,000 calories a day when on the ultraprocessed food diet, according to a midpoint analysis of the data by Hall. Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025 That sentiment is front and center in The Fence, a sequestered and highly theatrical drama set on an African construction site that feels much more like a colonial outpost. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
Patterson's defense attorney Richard Edney made the first ground for their appeal on Wednesday an error that resulted in jury members being sequestered in the same hotel as a police witness and members of the prosecution team. CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Thorndike said during the voir dire that she has been sequestered since being contacted by Reddington. Melina Khan, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 Defense lawyer Richard Edney’s first ground for appeal Wednesday was an error that resulted in jury members being sequestered in the same hotel as a police witness and members of the prosecution team. ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Instead, most of our body fat stores need to be sequestered in adipocytes. Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026 All officers involved have been sequestered and are cooperating, according to Ransom. Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026 The Reddit thread full of allegations, previously sequestered to fantasy football chatrooms, spread on social media and broke into the mainstream. Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 17 July 2026 The two arresting officers testified they were never sequestered after Ramirez went unresponsive, a failure Brentwood’s police chief attributed to the weeklong delay between the arrest and Ramirez’s death. Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 This time, the Islanders were sequestered in Las Vegas on The Cromwell's rooftop. Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequestered
Adjective
  • Another isolated shower or storm chance arrives Sunday, mainly across southern Minnesota, but most of the weekend should remain dry.
    Joseph Dames, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Most locations may just experience low overcast, but isolated locations and a handful of observations have reported visibility as low as a quarter of a mile.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The park is physically close to Yankee Stadium, separated by just a stoplight from the main entrance.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The noun developed later for something removed or separated—hence a narrow strip of land, cloth, or material.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Hana reported that plainclothes agents confiscated phones and electronic equipment and that Seyedabdollahi was subsequently held in solitary confinement and at an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intelligence detention facility in Isfahan.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Some areas remained inaccessible, and there were reports that donated relief supplies had been confiscated.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Others were more barren, with dusty volcanic rocks and jagged cliffs surrounding secluded turquoise coves.
    Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Indeed, every room has a private balcony that looks out on either the lake’s clear-blue waters or the botanical gardens, which include a secluded swimming pool.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Not long ago, millions of people like them could have been segregated in institutions.
    August 21, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026
  • While gas stations, sandwich shops and lunch counters were not segregated, facilities with larger dining rooms and restrooms were segregated, the sign said.
    Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Jack Hosking, the 90-year-old retired former head of a title insurance company, organizes a weekly coffee to discuss political and community issues.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Jack Stuster is a retired behavioral scientist who spent decades studying human performance.
    Katia Riddle, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • As the ribs cook, the fat and connective tissue (collagen) melt, creating meat that is ultra-juicy and fall-apart tender.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Hold at the furthest apart position for a couple of seconds before slowly bringing your arms back to their starting position.
    Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 7 July 2026
Adjective
  • Early Sunday morning, the town website recommended that people in three outlying districts near the border leave the area temporarily because officials couldn’t rule out health risks caused by smoke.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Ely was a real challenge because so many people were evacuated and moved into Ely from outlying areas.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 July 2026

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“Sequestered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequestered. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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